State JWV Condemns Sandi
Arabian Discrimination, Hits
Restoration of Nazi Property
Hammarskjold Sees Improved Relations
Between Egypt and Israel; Javits Proposes
U. S. Move to Settle Arab Refugee Problem
LAWRENCE GU-
BOW, retiring De-
partment Commander
of the Jewish War
Veterans of Michigan,
is shown• presenting
the $500 award
scholarship w i n n e r,
Miss BETTY WEIL,
as BEN CHINITZ,
chairman of the schol-
arship committee look
arship committee
looks on.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.,
(JTA) — Cautious, optimism
about Egyptian-Israeli relations
was expressed by' United Na-
tions • Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold at a press con-
ference. He said that there had
been sorneuv lent over
the situation existing before the
Sinai campaign.
' "There, have been continu-
ous. •developments behind the
smokescreen and when the
smokescreen is lifted, we may
be delighted to see signs of
solid progress," he declared.
Pressed for clarification of
this statement, he said it was
a "feeling" of an improve-
ment in the psychological
situation.
John Nemon, senior and junior
vice-presidents ; . Mrs. Bertha
The UN chief described the
Schaap, Chaplain; Mrs. Marvin
Spinner, conductress; Mrs. Shir- presenCe. of United Nations
ley Winston, historian; Mrs. Cy Ethergency Force as having in-
troduced a new element in the
Kraft, patriotic instructress.
border situation, asserting "it
Addressing the convention's gives us a, period during which
lunCheon session at the Sher- various matters can be discus-
aton Cadillac Hotel, on Fri- sed." Discussing the two land-
day , William Carmen, na- /Pining incidents reported last
tional commander, stated that week, the UN SeCretary Gen-
the .national JWV has started eral pointed out that both •oc-
an investigation of the. Saudi curred near the demarcation
Arabian agreement with the line. He noted that one or two
U. S. which bars American men can slip through the United
- servicemen of the JewiSh faith Nations Emergency Force lines,
and said that while UNEF was
from the Dharhan Base.
not "water-tight," there has
Carmen said JWV demands been no "breakthrough"
to know who is responsible for through it.
such • an • act which is at vari-
Touching on the question of
ance with American traditions. stationing UNEF troops on the
He said he was denied a visa to Israeli side of the demarcation
.go to the Dharhan Base when line, Hammarskjold said • he
he waS on a tour of the Middle would -like to see "further de-
East.
velopments along the lines in-
Carmen protested also against dicated." He added this was not
stalling by our Government on the time to raise the issue. At
requests for. the admission of the same time he emphasized
persecuted Egyptian Jews into that the issue was in no way
this country. .
"dead." We haven't reached a
Calling upon the Jewish solution that is satisfactory to
War Veterans to continue to us or to others but we are pur-
serve in time of peace "as suing the matter."
Hanimarskjold .dealt at some
watchdogs of freedom," Dr.
Richard C. Hertz, chaplain of length with the question of the
Israeli position on the demili-
RALPH EPSTEIN
JWV's Department of Michi-
tarized zone' in the Hula area
gan
and
senior
rabbi
of
Tem-
questered Nazi property to for-
ple Beth El, addressing the involving the request of the
mer owners.
Security Council for greater co-
Ralph Epstein, of 13308 Borg- banquet, saluted the activity operation by Israel with UN
of
the
Jewish
War
Veterans
man, Huntington Woods, was
truce supervisory officials ap-
elected Department Comman- on behalf of individual rights. plied to all demilitariZed zones,
der. Mrs. Morton Oppenheirn,
A highlight Of the convention he declared: "Legally there is
13341 Woodvale, Oak Park, was was the presentation .of the an- no difference. Politically, we
chosen to lead the State's' nual Jewish , War Veterans are in difficulties."
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Scholarship. The *award in the
Declaring that the Israel gov-
The Michigan Depart/Tr-int amount of • $500 is .presented ernment had given expression
also elected John Nemon and each _ year to a graduate of a to the view that without the
Jack Schwartz as senior and Michigan High School, son or armistice agreements being can-
junior vice-commanders; Albert daughter of -a veteran, to be celled, "somehow the Israel-
Coleman, judge advocate, and used for advanced education at Egyptian armistice agreeMent is
four Peisner, quartermaster. a college or university. This not in effect at all," the UN
,Michigan Ladies' Auxiliary year's winner, Hetty Weil, 4248 chief stated: "I don't know how
officers who will assist Mrs. Tyler, is, a June graduate of to characterize this ambiguous
Oppenheim were elected as fol- Central High School and will situation." He insisted on giving
lows: Mrs. Nathan Feld, treas- enroll, at Wayne State Univer- "proper weight" to the armis-
urer; Mesdames Oscar Katz and sity in the fall.
tice agreements "because they
The Michigan Department of
Jewish War Veterans of the ..
U. S., at the annual convention
held last week end, adopted
resolutions reaffirming JWV's
support of the United Nations,
and criticizing U. S. agreement
to Saudi Arabian discrimination
against Jewish servicemen at
the Dharhan Air. Base. Other
resolutions urged a re-evalua-
tion of the Status of Forces
-Treaties under which the Girard
case was assigned to civilian
jurisdiction, and opposed Con-
gressional. moves to restore se-
$150,000 Renoir Painting Presented to Israel
wa
Fredric R. Mann (left), chairman of the
board of directors of the America-Israel Cul-
tural Foundation, receives a Renoir painting,
"Femme Nue de Dos," valued at $150,000, be-
queathed by the late Wilhelm Weinberg to the
AICF in memory of his wife and three child-
ren, victims of the Nazi invasion of Holland.
With Mann are (left to right), Carl Weil, Sol
Frieder and Richard Netter, executors of the
Weinberg estate. The painting will be sent to
the Tel Aviv Museum, one of the beneficiary
institutions of the AICF,
are the only legal documents
with which we have to work. I
would be sorry to, see them
thrown out the window," he
continued. "If they are not 4-
held and respected, we haven't
got a springboard from which to
jump."
declaration of economic war-
fare on Israel by the Arab
League."
The 'Senator . recommended
that the United States summon
its ambassadors and plan a dip,
lomatic campaign" towin accep-
tance of the Johnston plan of
regional water cooperation as
a first step.
Israel is participating fully
in the work of the United Na-
tions Technical Assistance Israel Denies Saudi Charges
Board, contributing money
NEW YORK (JTA—Member
and experts, and receiving as- nations of the Arab League, led
sistance in its turn, accord- by Saudi Arabia; stepped up
ing to the Board's annual re-
boycott efforts against Israel
port. A total of $406,329. was
simultaneously - with a new
spent by the TAB in Israel propaganda campaign aimed at
last year, the report shows.
halting Israel's growing mari-
On the other hand, Israel' has time traffic through the Gulf
been contributing to the of Aqaba.
Board's work since 1952. The
While Israel has been stifling
total Israeli contributions in all reports • of Aqaba traffic,
money for the last five years Saudi Arabia has been trying
is $245,000.
to throw a world news spot-
light on the shipping. The oil-
Israel Chief of Staff Meets
rich kingdom accused Israel of
With UN Commander Burns
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel bombarding Saudi Arabian
Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen.
Moshe Da.yan and UNEF com-
mander : Maj. Gen. E. L. M.
Burns met Monday to consider
means of strengthening UNEF
defenses a g a in s t infiltration
from the Gaza. StriP and the
landmining of Israeli vehicles.
After the 75-minute confer-
ence, Gen. Burns said UNEF
was. "very_ concerned" over the
mining of Israeli roads. He also
revealed that a number. of
UNEF personnel had been vic-.
tims of • ambushes, particularly
in the Rafah area.
The major point coming out
of Monday's discussion was a
decision to divert the majority
of its forces to night patrols.
UNtIF also is ordering addi-
tional equipment, including
searchlights, to cut down infil-
tration.
Meanwhile, an attempt to
break into the Beeri settlement,
near the border, was foiled
when a. settlement watchman
spotted the raiders and ,opened
fire on them. The Arabs fled.'
Richards Refuses To State
Views On Israel's Future .
WASHINGTON, (JTA)
Amabassador James 'P. Rich-
ards, President Eisenhower's
special envoy to Middle East
Countries on. the Eisenhower.
Doctrine,' refused this week to
state his views of Israel's "rea-
listic prospects" for the future.
He said the "State Department
fellows would have a fit" • if he
answered that question. He ap-
peared before a question-and-
answer session at the. National
Press Club.
(See Commentary, Page 2)
Richards said Middle Eastern
nations tried to involve him in
intra-area disputes including
the Aqaba Gulf, Suez, Arab ref-
ugee, and other issues. He wish-
ed to avoid involving the Eisen-
hower DOctrine with such dis-
putes, he said, holding that they
might be solved by internation-
al agencies. But he was "afraid"
that some Of the intra-area dis-
putes won't be solved "in our
tithe." He added that the United
Nations organization • had prov-
en itself able to handle .intra-
area disturbances. The Com-
munists want continued chaos,
confusion, and conflict in the
Near East, he stated.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits urged
the Administration to initiate
a major drive in the Middle
East for "resettlement of Arab
refugees in Arab lands."
Sen. Javits told the Senate:
"There is an indicated break-
down of international • support
for the maintenance of the Pal-
estine Arab refugees through
the United Nations Relief 'and
Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees and notice of a new
coastal positions ,along the
Aqaba •Gulf three times in ten
days. -
In identical letters to the
Security Council and to Secre-
tary General Dag Hammarsk-
jold at the United Nations,
'Sheikh Abdullah al-Khayyal,
permanent Saudian representa-
tive at the UN, charged the
Israel Navy with "flagrant vio-
lations and provocations" in the
Gulf.
The complaint asserted that
Israel navy units had born-
barded coastal positions "with
light and heavy fire" on May
27, among other alleged attacks.
Israel diplomats at the UN
dismissed the complaints as
"a flat lie" while the govern-
ment of Israel formally de-
nied any substance to the
charges.
The general belief in Israel
was that the Saudi Arabian
complaint was part of a long-
range effort aimed at a claiin
that Israel has made the Aqaba
Gulf too dangerous for Moslem
pilgrimages to Mecca, a charge
certain to be exploited to the
limit in the Moslem world
against Israel.
United Boycott Urged
Arab League plans for inten-
sification of the nine-year boy-
cott were disclosed after a
meeting of the League's eco-
nomic committee which urged
that a unified boycott system
be established to insure that no
Arab goods reach Israel or Is-
raeli products be accepted in
the Arab states through third
parties.
Barring of the Suez Canal
to ships used for cargo delivery
to Israel also was invoked as
part of the boycott. The boy-.
cott was extended to the Vest-
yard, a Norwegian ship which
had unloaded at Elath after a
trip through the Tiran Strait
and the Gulf of Aqaba..
Homeward, bound via the
Mediterranean Sea, the Vest-
yard was stopped at Port Said
Arid then perinitted through the
Suez Canal while Egyptian.
sources said the ship would not
be permitted Suez transit again
because it had been used to
deliver cargo to Israel.
•
Organize Resistance to Boycott
TEL AVIV (JTA)
Israel is
attempting, meanWhile, to or-
ganize world-wide resistance of
chambers of commerce and
other business associations
against the intensification of the
Arab anti-Israel boycott.
Moshe Leshem, Foreign Min-
istry spokesman said that "the
Jewish people have taught the
world that discrimination never
stops with a single group . .
This is true of Egypt's Suez
Canal blockade and trade as
well."
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Assist Detioit's Israel Bond Cam Dail' n